Display-rack for roofing.



H. M. MGCORD.

DISPLAY RACK FOR ROOFING.

APPLICATION FILED JULY22,1912.

Patented July 15, 1913.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HORACE M. MCCORD, 0F MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO B.E. BEIGE, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

DISPLAY-RACK FOR ROOFING.

Application filed July 22, 1912.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HORACE M. McCoIu), a citizen of the United States,residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State ofMinnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display-Racks for Roofing, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a display rack for roofing, and has for itsobject to provide a simply constructed rack in combination with meansfor insertion within the ends of the rolls of roofing when separatedfrom the rack which then may be applied to the rack with the rolls tosupport said rolls in position for display purposes.

It is also an object of my invention to provide a device of the abovecharacter such -that when the same is folded in position means will beprovided for for shippin g retaining the roll receiving housing an arts.

The full objects and advantages of my invention will appear inconnection with the detailed description thereof and are particularlypointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, illustrating the application of my invention in oneform, Figure 1 is a side elevation and Fig. 2 a front elevation of mydevice in open or operative position. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of thesame when closed. Figs. 4 and 5 show enlarged sectional detail views ofthe roll receiving members. Fig. 6 is a view showing the manner ofhousing the rollreceiving mem--- bers for shipment.

The rack proper consists of two side members 10 and 11 secured togetherat bottom and top by cross pieces 12 and 13, respectively, the crosspiece 13 at the top being of such breadth as to form a surface forreceiving an advertisement of the goods to be dis played. Pivoted at 14and 15, respectively, to the side bars 10 and 11 are legs 16 and 17secured together at the bottom by a cross bar or board 18. A chain 19secured be tween cross bars 12 and 18 limits the spread of said legs 16and 17, which, when at their outwardly extended limit will hold theparts in the relative position shown in Fig. 1. Formed in the saidpieces 10 and 11 are a series of receiving notches 20 which extenddownwardly into the body of said side members. Now, as is well known,roof' ing material is sent out in rolls in which the Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented July 15, 1913.

Serial No. 710,797.

central cavity within the roll left by the withdrawal of the mandrelupon which the roll was formed is closed by a package of screws, nails,cement, etc., used in applying the roofing. It is therefore whollyimpractical to use for display purposes a rack which requires theextension of a mandrel through the body of the roll. In place of suchmandrel, therefore, I providesocket members adapted to be firmly seatedwithin the ends of the cavity in the roll and thereafter suspend theroll fro-m the rack in freely rotatable position. These socket memberseach comprise a shaft 21 upon which is rotatably mounted a pulley-likemember 22 somewhat tapered or cone shaped which is adapted to beinserted within theends of the cavity aforesaid in the rolls of roofing.The shaft 21 is turned at right angles and extended to a desired amount,as indicated at 23, and is again turned for a short portion 24 extendingparallel with the main portion 21. A further right-angled bend 25 at theend of said shaft serves as a stop so that when the portion 24 of theshaft is inserted within the seats or sockets 20 in the side members 10and 11 the shafts 21 will hang down between said side members and theportions 25 will hold the portions 24 from'withdrawal from within thesockets. The sockets thus are seen to be entirely independent of andfreely removable from the side members 10 and 11. In applying rolls ofroofing 26 to the rack the pulley plugs 22 upon the shafts 21 areindependently driven within the ends of the cavity in the roll, forwhich purpose a mallet striking upon the portion 23 over theright-angled bend 27 thereof may be employed. The plugs 22 by this meansare tightly wedged in and to the roll 26 which is then lifted and theportions 24 of shafts 21 applied to the seats 20 whereupon the rolls 26will be held suspended between the frame pieces 10 and 11.

It is obvious that as many sets of seats 20 may be employed as may bedesired. It is also obvious that this rack may be employed fordisplaying other forms of roll merchandise, such, for example, aswallpaper or oilcloth, although its utility for the display of roofingis especially high by reason of the incapacity of rolls of roofing forreceiving a mandrel through the body of said rolls. It will be notedthat when the rolls are in position the centers thereof hang on the arms23 below the portions 24 so as to swing about said portions, thusinsuring unrolling of the roofing without tendency to upset the rack incases where, as will sometimes happen, the adjacent coils of roofingtend; to adhere one to the other.

When it is desired to prepare the rack for shipment boards 28 and 29 arescrewed to the cross board 12, the socket members 22 are packed withinthis space in the manner shown in Fig. 6 and the cross board 18 on legs16 and 17 is brought between the boards 28 and 29 which are then screwedto this cross boardlS.

It will be seen thatmy invention provides a simple and highly eflicientdevice for the purpose. The plug pulleys 22 become, after insertionwithin the roll, in effect integrally connected therewith so that theunrolling of the rolls and handling of the Same are rendered extremelyefficient. If it is desired, a crank can besecuredto-pulley plugs 22 sothat the rolling up of the roofing may be effected without handling thesame.

I claim:

1. A display rack for rolls of material comprising side members providedwith alined open-ended sockets and bent axles each having an arm thereofindependently and removably held in said Sockets and having rotatablymounted upon another arm pulley plugs for insertion within the ends ofthe cavity through the roll.-

2. A display rack for rolls of material comprising side members providedwith alined open-ended sockets, bent axles each having an arm thereofindependently and removably held in said sockets and having rotatablymounted upon another arm pulley plugs for insertion within the ends ofthe cavity through the roll, and means for holding said first named armswithin the sockets.

3. A display rack for rolls of material comprising side members providedwith alined open-ended sockets and bent axles each having an arm thereofindependently and removably held in said sockets and having rotatablymounted upon another arm pulley plugs for insertion within the ends ofthe cavity through the roll, said arms being parallel and offset onefrom the other so that the roll when positioned upon the rack will beheld for swinging movement thereon.

4:. A display rack for rolls of material comprising the side membersprovided with alined open ended sockets, axle rods each comprisingo-ifset portions extending in parallel relation in opposite directionsat right angles to the connecting portion, one of said portions having ashort bend formed at the end thereof for adapting the same to beremovably positioned in the sockets, and tapered pulley plugs rotatablymounted upon the other parallel portions of the axle rods for insertionWithin the ends of the cavity through the roll when the axles and plugsare removed from the rack.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

HORACE M. McCORD.

Witnesses:

F. A. WHITELEY, H. A. BOWMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

